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12 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 12 Forster Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Forster Road is a mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£760/sq ft) was about 196.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 21 EPCs). Last sale on file: £540,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Forster Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of single storey rear infill extension.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    223243
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£654,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£540,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 January 2021Most recent

    £540,000

    +33.3%over 6 years
  2. 15 May 2014

    £405,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 8AU: £725,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Forster Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Forster Road is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£8,182

Street avg £4,817

Above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

12/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Barn Croft Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Barn Croft Primary School. 78 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E17 8AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E17 8AU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for E17 8AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.